Tuesday, 29 November 2011

To celebrate, and to thank you for coming back to this space again and again, I would like to send one of you a little surprise package. A giveaway! My first one ever. Yeepee!

So, it works as follow: leave a comment under this post (you don't need to have a blog of your own or even to sign in; you can just leave an anonymous comment in which you clearly state your name), and I will pick one person out at random, whom I will send something exciting and homemade to. The draw will take place on Sunday 4 December. I know most of you never comment (and that's absolutely fine, don't get me wrong), but here's your chance to let me know you're here, and to maybe receive an sweet little present from me!

Thursday, 24 November 2011

I quite like my cold-weather clothes and so I don't mind the temperatures we have currently over here in the Netherlands (it really hasn't rained much this fall, so it's been surprisingly bearable), but when seeing this photo just then, I really wished it was nice and warm for a little while.

Usually autumn and winter are ok, because we know we'll be flying to the southern hemisphere early in the new year, and we just hang on until then to see the sun... but this year we'll have to deal with the dreary weather all the way through as we are staying on the cold side of the planet for the whole season. Better get used to it and embrace the ugg boots and scarves then!

P.S. We don't celebrate Thanksgiving over here, but today I am especially aware of how wonderfully lucky I am. I definitely tend to take things for granted a little too much, and it's nice to stop and think about it all from time to time.

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

We went to a second hand shop on Saturday and got this big puzzle with a picture of Paris. We're making it, remembering our special weekend there last year...It's not exactly Mart's favourite thing in the world (the puzzling part, not the thinking-of-last-year part!) but he's been a good sport and has come to sit with me for a bit every time I get to it.Ah, the things you do for the one you love...

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

After coming across this beautiful post a few weeks ago, I knew just what I wanted to send our friend Celina for her birthday. As she was turning 6 and because she's a very clever girl, I wanted to make the game a little more difficult than the basic 12-pair one. I therefore printed everything twice and 'pimped' half of the popsicles to increase diversity.I made a little pocket to store it all (the jar idea was so cute but not as practical to post to Denmark), et voila!

It was a lot of fun to make, and very easy. I'd definitely recommend it for a cute and colourful present!